Friday, January 2, 1959 : THE CADILLACS record the following four songs
in New York City : "Jay Walker" (their next single, Josie 857, February,
c/w "Copy Cat" from a session on October 13, 1958), "Please Mr. Johnson"/
"Cool It Fool" (Josie 861, April) and "Your Heart Is So Blind", which is
first released on a Collectables CD in 1993. "Jay Walker" and "Please Mr.
Johnson" are both featured in the film "Go Johnny Go".
The Cadillacs are : James Bailey, Earl "Speedo" Carroll, Bobby Phillips,
Bobby Spencer and Earl Wade.
Produced by Osie Johnson.

January 2, 1959 : LOUIS PRIMA and KEELY SMITH duet on "I've Got You
Under My Skin"/"Don't Take Your Love From Me" (Capitol 4140, release date
February 2). Backing by Sam Butera and the Witnesses. Butera takes the 
vocal on "Ol' Man River", which will appear on the LP "The Hits Of Louis 
and Keely" (Capitol T 1531) in February 1961.

January 4, 1959 : SAM COOKE records "Only Sixteen" at Rex Productions in
Los Angeles. Release in May on Keen 2022, coupled with "Let's Go Steady
Again", recorded on January 6. Will peak at # 28 pop and # 13 R&B.
Personnel : Rene Hall (guitar / arranger) ; Clif White (guitar) ; 
Adolphus Asbrook (bass) ; Ray Johnson (piano) ; Charles Blackwell (drums).
Produced by Bumps Blackwell.

January 4, 1959 : BRENDA LEE covers the former Diamonds hit "The Stroll",
but her version remains unissued until 1976 (LP "Little Miss Dynamite",
MCA MCF 2729, UK). She also records two songs for her first LP, titled
"Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang" (Decca DL 8873, August 3) : "Pretty
Baby" and "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody". The remaining ten
songs for this album will be recorded on January 26.
Personnel : Hank Garland, Grady Martin (electric guitars) ; Harold Bradley
(electric bass) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Floyd Cramer (piano) ; Jack Gregory
(sax) ; Buddy Harman (drums) ; The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus). 
Arranged and produced by Owen Bradley at Bradley Studio in Nashville.

January 5, 1959 : TOMMY SANDS is at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood to cut
his next single, "I Ain't Getting' Rid Of You"/"Is It Ever Gonna Happen"
(Capitol 4160, March). Both sides are credited to Sands/Dewar/Lampert.
Unissued from this session is "Lost Island". Sands is backed by the Sharks :
Scotty Turner (lead guitar) ; Eddie Edwards (rhythm guitar) ; Leon Bagwell
(bass) ; Ray Johnson (piano); Hal Blaine (drums).
Produced by Ken Nelson.

January 6, 1959 : ERNIE FREEMAN and his combo do a four-track session in
Hollywood. "Live It Up"/"Whispering Hope" is rush released as the new
single (Imperial 5566). "Marshmallows, Popcorn & Soda Pop" will follow in
April (Imperial 5574, c/w "Honey Dripper" from a later session in February).
"Wandering" is consigned to the vaults.
Personnel : Ernie Freeman (piano / arranger) ; Irving Ashby (guitar) ; 
Plas Johnson (sax) ; Joe Comfort (bass) ; Earl Palmer (drums).

January 7, 1959 : Another one-track session for SAM COOKE, this time at
Radio Recorders in Hollywood. "Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha" becomes
his next single (Keen 2018, February). Peak positions in Billboard : # 2
R&B and # 31 pop. The flip is "Little Things You Do" ; it is unclear when
this track was recorded.
Personnel : Rene Hall (guitar / arranger) ; Clif White (guitar) ; 
Adolphus Asbrook (bass) ; Jack Costanzo (bongos) ; Mike Pacheco (conga) ;
Charles Blackwell (drums).
Produced by Bumps Blackwell.

January 7, 1959 : BILL HALEY and the Comets do another session at the
Pythian Temple (Decca Studio) in New York City. The result is three album
tracks : "ABC Rock", "The Dragon Rock" (both first issued on the LP "Bill
Haley And His Comets", Vocalion VL 3696, in February 1963) and "The Cat
Walk" (for the LP "Strictly Instrumental", Decca DL 8964, December 1959).
Personnel : Bill Haley (vocals / rhythm guitar) ; Franny Beecher (lead
guitar) ; Billy Williamson (steel guitar) ; Al Pompilli (bass guitar) ;
Rudy Pompilli (sax) ; Johnny Grande (piano) ; Ralph Jones (drums).
Produced by Milt Gabler. See also January 29.

January 7, 1959 : BOBBY HELMS is at Bradley Studio in Nashville, where
he records the B-sides of two future singles : "You're No Longer Mine"
(Decca 30928, June) and "I Want To Be With You" (Decca 31103, June 1960).
Personnel : Hank Garland, Grady Martin, Harold Bradley (guitars) ; Bob
Moore (bass) ; Marvin Hughes (piano) ; Farris Coursey (drums) ; Unknown
(vocal chorus).
Produced by Owen Bradley.

January 7, 1959 : WARREN SMITH records his next single, "Sweet Sweet 
Girl"/"Goodbye Mr. Love" (Sun 314), for release on February 15, and a
second version of "Sweet Sweet Girl" can be found on the German LP boxset
"The Sun Country Years, 1950-1959" (Bear Family BFX 15211, 1986). A third
track, "Dear John", stays on the shelf until the appearance of the UK LP
"Sun - The Roots Of Rock, Catalyst vol. 5" (Charly CR 30105, 1976), and
an alternatie version will be selected for the UK LP boxset "Sun Records -
The Rocking Years" (Sunbox 106, 1987). 
Personnel : Warren Smith (vocals / guitar) ; Billy Riley, Sid Manker 
(guitars) ; Cliff Acred (bass) ; Charlie Rich (piano) ; Jimmy Van Eaton 
(drums) ; The Gerald Nelson Singers (overdubbed chorus).
Produced by Sam Phillips and Jack Clement at the Sun studio in Memphis.

January 8, 1959 : At Bradley Studio in Nashville, PATSY CLINE records
three tracks : "I'm Moving Along", "Love, Love Love Me Honey Do" (both
released posthumously on an EP, Decca ED 2768, in February 1964) and
"I'm Blue Again". The latter becomes the B-side of "Gotta Lot Of Rhythm
In My Soul" (Decca 30929, July), recorded the next day. Also laid down
on January 9 is "Yes, I Understand", her next single (Decca 30846, Feb.),
coupled with "Cry Not For Me" from a December 1957 session.
Personnel : Harold Bradley, Hank Garland, Grady Martin (guitars) ; Bob
Moore (bass) ; Floyd Cramer (piano) ; Buddy Harman (drums on January 8) ; 
Farris Coursey (drums on January 9) ; The Jordanaires (vocal chorus).
Produced by Owen Bradley.

January 9, 1959 : The Shadows, then still called THE DRIFTERS, record 
their first (vocal) single, "Feelin' Fine"/"Don't Be A Fool (With Love)" 
(Columbia DB 4263, February 13), at EMI's Abbey Road studio in London, 
England. In the USA, the record is released on Capitol 4220 in May, but 
is withdrawn after the American Drifters issued an injunction to prevent 
duplication of their name.
Personnel : Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch (guitars) ; Jet Harris (bass) ; Tony
Meehan (drums).
Produced by Norrie Paramor.

January 12, 1959 : BILLY THE KID waxes the original version of "Apron
Strings" and its flip, "I Hardly Know Me", probably in New York City.
Release on Kapp 261 at the end of January. The real name of Billy the 
Kid is still unknown.

January 12, 1959 : First MGM session for MELVIN ENDSLEY. "I'll Get Even
With You"/"Can I Say Something" becomes his first singles for the label
(MGM 12763, February).
Backing by : Grady Martin (electric guitar) ; The Jordanaires (vocal
chorus) ; more details unknown.
Produced by Jim Vienneau at Bradley Studio in Nashville.

January 12-13, 1959 : Two days of sessions for LLOYD PRICE at Bell Sound
Studio in New York City, where he records eight tracks for the LP "The
Exciting Lloyd Price" (ABC-Paramount 277, February) : "Mailman Blues",
"A Foggy Day", "Just Because" and "Why" on the 12th and "What Do You Do
To My Heart", "I Wish Your Picture Was You", "Oh Oh Oh" and "Talking About
Love" on the 13th.
Produced and conducted by Don Costa.

Tuesday, January 13, 1959 : Three-track session by THE CHAMPS. "Moonlight
Bay" will be used as the B-side of "Caramba" (from a later session) in
April (Challenge 59043). "Wing Ding" and "Streamliner" are first released 
on the LP "Spotlight On The Champs And The Fabulous Cyclones" (Design DLP
159) in 1962.
Personnel : Dave Burgess (guitar / arranger) ; Dale Norris (guitar) ; Bob
Norris (bass) ; Jimmy Seals (sax) ; Dash Crofts (drums).
Produced by Joe Johnson at Gold Star Studio in Hollywood.

January 13, 1959 : BOBBY COMSTOCK and the Counts record a single in New
York City for Herb Abramson's new Triumph label. "Jealous Fool"/"Zig Zag"
is released in February on Triumph 602.
Personnel : Everett Barksdale, Wally Richardson (guitars) ; Henry Jones
(bass) ; King Curtis (tenor sax) ; Danny Smalls (piano / arranger) ; Osie
Johnson (drums) ; Unknown (background vocals). Produced by Herb Abramson.
On June 7, 1963, the rhythm track of "Jealous Fool" was overdubbed by Jimmy
Breedlove and issued on Diamond 144 in July 1963. Abramson said it was done 
because he had faith in the song and wanted to give it another chance to hit.

January 13, 1959 : FREDDIE NEIL waxes the single "Listen Kitten"/"Take
Me Back Again" (Brunswick 55117, late January), in New York City. Label
credit goes to "Freddie Neil And Friend". It is unknown who the second
vocalist is.

January 14, 1959 : Four-track session for THE CRESTS in New York City.
"Six Nights A Week"/"I Do" is chosen as the follow-up to their monster
hit "Sixteen Candles" (Coed 509, February). "Flower Of Love" will follow
in May (Coed 511, c/w "Molly Mae" from the "16 Candles" session in August
1958). Both singles will chart, peaking at # 28 and # 79 respectively. 
"Let Me Be the One" remains unissued until 1993, when it is included on 
the CD "The Best Of the Rest Of Johnny Maestro And the Crests" (Ace 322,
UK).

January 14, 1959 is the recording date of the BUDDY KNOX single "I Think
I'm Gonna Kill Myself"/"Just To Be With You". The release date is March 9
(Roulette 4140).
Personnel : Buddy Knox (vocals / guitar) ; Sonny Curtis (lead guitar) ;
George Atwood (bass) ; Jerry Allison (drums).
Produced by Norman Petty at his studio in Clovis, New Mexico.

January 15, 1959 : NEIL SEDAKA is at RCA Victor Studio A on 24th Street
in New York City for a two-track session. The frantic "I Go Ape" becomes
his new single (RCA 7473, February). "As Long As I Live" is included on
Neil's first LP, simply called "Neil Sedaka" (RCA LPM 2035, June) and is
later used as the B-side of "Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do" (RCA 8046, June
1962). See also January 27.
Personnel : Everett Barksdale, Kenny Burrell (guitars) ; Lloyd Trotman
(bass) ; Ernie Hayes (piano) ; King Curtis (sax) ; Sticks Evans (drums).
Plus a 4-piece male vocal chorus.
Neil himself insists that it is him playing the piano on this session!
Arranged by Chuck Sagle, produced by Al Nevins.

January 16, 1959 : WYNN STEWART is contracted to Challenge at this time,
where his singles are released on the Jackpot subsidiary (at least in
1958-59). The two tracks from this January session, "Rain, Rain" and
"Never Out Of My Heart", are shelved by Challenge and do not see a release
until 1988, on the Bear Family 2-LP "Wishful Thinking : The Challenge
Years" (BFX 15261).
Produced by Joe Johnson at Gold Star Studio, Hollywood.

January 17, 1959 : EDDIE COCHRAN records "I Remember" and seven takes of
"Teenage Heaven". These two songs appear on his new single (Liberty 55177,
rush released on January 22). It seems that the released single version of 
"Teenage Heaven" was recorded at a different session in January, with Mike 
Henderson on sax. Also recorded on the 17th are "My Way" and "Rock 'n' Roll 
Blues", which have to wait until April 1963 for a posthumous release on 
Liberty LIB 10088 (UK single).
Personnel : Eddie Cochran (vocals / guitar / guitar overdub) ; Irving Ashby
(guitar) ; 'Guybo' Smith (bass) ; Plas Johnson, Jackie Kelso (saxes) ; Ray
Johnson (piano) ; Earl Palmer (drums) ; Unidentified (vocal chorus).
Location is Gold Star Studio in Hollywood, California.

January 19, 1959 : ROY BROWN has a recording session for King Records,
at their studio in Cincinnati. The harvest is two singles : "La-Dee-
Dah-Dee"/"Melinda" (King 5178, February) and "Rinky Dinky Doo"/"I Never
Had It So Good" (King 5207, May).
Personnel : Ray Felder (tenor sax) ; Osborne Whitfield (tenor sax /
flute) ; Charles Crayson (guitar) ; Edwin Conley (bass) ; Jon Thomas
(piano) ; Edison Gore (drums).

January 19, 1959 : DON GIBSON records four tracks for the LP "That Gibson
Boy" (RCA LPM 2038, September) : "Almost", "Do You Think", "Foggy River"
and "Midnight". Location is the RCA Victor studio in Nashville.
Personnel : Don Gibson (vocals / guitar) ; Chet Atkins, Jimmy Selph
(guitars) ; Junior Huskey (bass) ; Floyd Cramer (piano) ; Buddy Harman
(drums) ; The Jordanaires (vocal chorus). Produced by Chet Atkins.

January 19, 1959 : BILLY RILEY is in the Sun studio in Memphis to cut
his next single. "Down By the Riverside"/"No Name Girl" is released on
February 1 (Sun 313). "Swanee River Rock" stays in a tape box until 
1977, when it is included on the Various artists LP "Sun - The Roots
Of Rock, Vol. 9 : Rebel Rockabilly, Vol. 2" (Charly CR 30116, UK).
Personnel : Billy Riley (vocals / guitar) ; Pat O'Neill (bass) ; 
Jimmy Wilson (piano) ; Martin Willis (sax) ; Jimmy Van Eaton (drums).
Produced by Jack Clement and Bill Justis.

January 20, 1959 : At Master Recorders in Hollywood, DON AND DEWEY
record material for two singles. "Farmer John"/"Big Boy Pete" hits the
market in February (Specialty 659). "Little Sally Walker"/"Kill Me" is
released on the Specialty subsidiary Fidelity (# 3018) in March 1960.
Personnel unknown. "Farmer John" had been previously attempted on
October 21, 1957 ; this version was first issued on the "Jungle Hop"
CD by Don (Harris) and Dewey (Terry) in 1991 (Specialty SPCD 7008 / 
Ace 358).

January 21, 1959 : Before embarking on a career of crime, JERRY McGILL
cut one single for Sun : "I Wanna Make Sweet Love"/"Lovestruck" (Sun
326, August 11). Credit goes to "Jerry McGill and the Topcoats".
Personnel : Brad Suggs (guitar) ; Billy Riley (bass) ; Martin Willis
(sax) ; Charlie Rich (piano) ; Jimmy Van Eaton (drums).

January 22, 1959 : KIP TYLER and the Flips record their second and 
last single for Ebb Records : "Hali-Lou"/"Oh Linda" (Ebb 156, March), 
in Los Angeles.
Personnel : Kip Tyler (vocals) ; Mike Deasy (guitar) ; Dave Shostal
(bass) ; poss. Bruce Johnston (piano) ; Sandy Nelson (drums).
Backing vocals by the band, overdubbed on January 30.

January 26, 1959 : During three 3-hour sessions BRENDA LEE records
ten songs for her first LP, "Grandma What Great Songs You Sang!"
(Decca DL 8873, August 3) : "St. Louis Blues", "Pennies From Heaven",
"Baby Face", "Ballin' the Jack", "Side By Side", " A Good Man Is Hard
To Find", "Just Because", "Back In Your Own Backyard", "Some Of These 
Days" (also used as the B-side of "Let's Jump the Broomstick", Decca 
30885, April 27) and "Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye".
Personnel : Hank Garland, Grady Martin (electric guitars) ; Harold
Bradley (electric bass) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Floyd Cramer (piano) ;
Boots Randolph (sax) ; James Doster, Dutch Gordon, Beverly LeCroy,
Gene Mullins (trombones) ; Buddy Harman (drums) ; The Anita Kerr
Singers (vocal chorus).
Produced by Owen Bradley at Bradley Studio in Nashville.

January 26, 1959 : DON TERRY records his only single, "Knee Shakin'"/
"She Giggles" for release on Lin 5018 in February. The flip features
a female voice, Jean Walker. Don's real name is Don Alexander, the
former bassist of the Strikes.
Personnel : Hal Harris (guitar) ; Buck Henson (bass) ; Link Davis
(sax) ; Doc Lewis (piano) ; Bill Kimbrough (drums) ; Unidentified
(vocal chorus).
Produced by Joe Leonard at Gold Star Studio, Houston.

January 27, 1959 : JOHNNY HORTON cuts his next single, the future
number one "The Battle Of New Orleans"/"All For the Love Of A Girl"
(Columbia 41339, April 6). In Canada the single is already released 
in February.
Personnel : Johnny Horton (vocals / guitar) ; Grady Martin (guitar /
arranger) ; Harold Bradley (guitar / banjo) ; Tommy Tomlinson (guitar) ;
Joe Zinkan (bass) ; Buddy Harman (drums).
Produced by Don Law at Bradley Studio in Nashville.

January 27, 1959 : In New York City, RUTH BROWN cuts four tracks for 
the LP "Late Date With Ruth Brown" (Atlantic LP 1308, August) : "You 
And the Night And the Music", "Let's Face the Music And Dance", "No 
One Ever Tells You" and "I"m Just A Lucky So And So".
Arranged and conducted by Richard Wess.
Released in Atlantic's Jazz Series.

January 27, 1959 : Second session for NEIL SEDAKA this month, again 
at RCA Victor Studio A in NYC. "Moon Of Gold" is chosen as the B-side 
of "I Go Ape" (see January 15) and released on RCA 7473 in February.
The up-tempo "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" is a track for Neil's first LP 
(RCA LPM 2035, June). Personnel is the same as on January 15, except 
for the vocal chorus, which is made up of three women this time.

January 27-28, 1959 : JOHNNY OTIS and his orchestra spend two days at
the Capitol Tower in Hollywood. The single "You"/"My Dear" (Capitol 4156,
February) is recorded on the 27th, along with "I Apologize" (unissued).
Mel Williams is the vocalist on "My Dear". Two tracks are cut on the 
28th : "Sunday Meeting" (unissued) and the instrumental "Cold Turkey",
which is first released on the CD "Johnny Otis : The Capitol Years"
(Capitol 7 92858 2) in 1990.

Thursday, January 29, 1959 : FATS DOMINO records "I'm Ready" at Cosimo
Recording Studio in New Orleans, with : Herb Hardesty, Buddy Hagans (tenor 
saxes) ; Clarence Ford (baritone sax) ; Walter 'Papoose' Nelson (guitar) ; 
Unknown (bass) ; Cornelius Coleman (drums). Fats himself plays piano, of
course. "I'm Ready" is released in April on Imperial 5585 (coupled with
"Margie" from a session on October 30, 1958). The undubbed version, without
handclaps, was first issued on the Bear Family 8-CD box-set ("Out Of New
Orleans") in 1993.
Produced by Dave Bartholomew.

January 29, 1959 : Second January session by BILL HALEY and his Comets.
Four tracks are laid down : "I Got A Woman" (Decca 30844, February, B-side
of "Charmaine" from a session on June 18, 1958), "A Fool Such As I"/"Where
Did You Go Last Night" (Decca 30873, April) and "Be By Me" (first issued on
the Bear Family 5-CD set "The Decca Years And More", BCD 15506, in 1990).
Personnel, producer and studio are the same as on January 7.

January 29, 1959 : RAY PRICE cuts the original version of "Heartaches By
the Number" (Columbia 41374, April). Three other tracks stay in the can
for quite some time. "Beyond the Last Mile" is first issued in 1967 on the
LP "Born To Lose" (Harmony HL 7440). "Punish Me Tomorrow" and "Wild And
Wicked World" are saved from oblivion by Bear Family (10-CD box "Honky
Tonk Years", BCD 15843, 1995).
Personnel : Harold Bradley, Grady Martin, Pete Wade (guitars) ; Jimmy Day
(steel guitar) ; Joe Zinkan (bass) ; Tommy Jackson, Shorty Lavender
(fiddles) ; Marvin Hughes (piano) ; Doug Kirkham (drums).
Produced by Don Law at Bradley Studio in Nashville.

January 29, 1959 : SAMMY SALVO undertakes his last session for RCA, at 
their Nashville studio. The result is the single "Wolf Boy"/"My Perfect
Love" (RCA 7516, April). His next stop is Imperial.
Personnel : Chet Atkins (guitar / leader / producer) ; Hank Garland,
John D. Loudermilk (guitars) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Floyd Cramer (piano) ;
Buddy Harman (drums) ; The Jordanaires (vocal chorus).

January 30, 1959 : JOE MAPHIS records at his usual studio in Hollywood, 
Radio Recorders. "Short Recess"/"Moonshot" is released on single (Columbia
41353, March 9). A third track from this session, "Big Doll", is unissued
and lost.
Personnel : Joe Maphis (guitar / leader) ; Johnny Bond and Leon Silby 
(guitars) ; Skeets McDonald (bass) ; Plas Johnson (sax, overdubbed) ; 
Pee Wee Adams (drums).
Produced by Don Law.

January 31, 1959 : HANK LOCKLIN waxes his new single, "Foreign Car"/
"When the Band Plays the Blues" (RCA 7472, February), at Nashville's
RCA Victor Studio.
Personnel : Grady Martin (electric guitar) ; John D. Loudermilk (rhythm
guitar) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Floyd Cramer (piano) ; Buddy Harman (drums) ;
Unknown (vocal chorus).
Produced by Chet Atkins.

Between 1 and 22 January, 1959, BUDDY HOLLY tapes several songs at his
apartment in New York City. "Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie" is the
first to be released (Coral 62329, August 20, 1962, flip of "Reminiscing",
overdubbed 1962). "Slippin' And Slidin'" (slow version) is included on 
the LP "Reminiscing" (Coral CRL 57426) in February 1963 (overdubbed 1962).
"Dearest (Ummm, Oh Yeah)" is overdubbed on November 11, 1963, and first
released on the LP "Showcase" (Coral CRL 57450, May 1964). "Smokey Joe's
Cafe" and "Love Is Strange" are both overdubbed in 1968 and issued on the
album "Giant" (Coral CRL 757504) in January 1969, which also includes a
faster version of "Slippin' And Slidin'" (overdubbed August 22, 1968).
All overdubs by the Fireballs : George Tomsco (guitar) ; Keith McCormack
(rhythm guitar) ; Stan Lark (bass) ; Eric Budd or Doug Roberts (drums).
Backing vocals possibly by Vi Petty, George Tomsco, Barbara Tomsco and
Homer Tankersley.
Overdubs produced by Norman Petty.

(Probably) January 1959, unknown date : JOE BENNETT and the Sparkletones
are now contracted to the Paris label in New York City and record their
first single for the label : "Bayou Rock"/"Beautiful One" (Paris 530,
March). Arranged and conducted by Chuck Sagle.

January 1959, unknown date : DALE HAWKINS does a four-track session at
Sheldon Recording Studios in Chicago. "Class Cutter (Yeah-Yeah)"/"Lonely
Nights" is chosen as the new single (Checker 916, February). A # 52 hit.
"Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" comes out on Checker 923 in April (c/w "My
Dream" from a later session). "Boy Meets Girl" stays in the vaults until
the release of the CD "Rock 'n' Roll Tornado" (Ace 693, UK) in 1998. 
Personnel : Roy Buchanan, Scotty Moore (guitars) ; Willie Dixon (bass) ;
Lafayette Leake (piano) ; Unknown (sax) ; D.J. Fontana (drums) ; Dean
Mathis (harmony vocal on "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby") ; The Moonglows
(background vocals on "Lonely Nights") ; Chuck Barksdale (bass vocal on
"Class Cutter").
Produced by Leonard Chess.

January 1959, unknown date : Before going on the 'Winter Dance Party' tour,
RITCHIE VALENS records three tracks during this month, the last studio
recordings of his short life. All three, "Hurry Up", "Stay Beside Me" and
"The Paddiwack Song" will be included on his second LP, "Ritchie" (Del-Fi
DFLP 1206) in December 1959. Prior to that, "Stay Beside Me" is issued as
a single (Del-Fi 4128) in October. "The Paddiwack Song" will also see a 
release on 45 rpm (Del-Fi 4133, February 1960).
Ritchie Valens (vocals / guitar) is supported by : Irving Ashby (rhythm 
guitar) ; Rene Hall (Danelectro 6-string bass / arranger); Buddy Clark 
(standup bass) ; Earl Palmer (drums).
Produced by Bob Keane at Gold Star studio in Hollywood.
 
With thanks to Tapio Vaisanen, Stuart Colman, Steve Walker and Henk Gorter.
 
Additions and corrections welcome.
 
Dik

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